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Muscat City tour
Meet your Guide at lobby and embark on your private car and proceed to Visit Muscat city with Grand Mosque visit. Reach Grand Mosque and visit. Grand Mosque is one of the largest Mosques in the world and at one time, it can accommodate 20,000 worshippers. Grand Mosque has beautiful art work, chandeliers and one-piece carpet covering entire prayer hall. To visit Mosque, one has to be dressed in conservative manner. One should not wear revealing or transparent clothes and should be covered from head to toe. Ladies have to cover their head with a scarf. (Grand Mosque is open for the tourists from Saturday to Thursday from 08:00 hrs to 11:00 hrs. After the visit of Grand Mosque leave for tour of Old Muscat. proceed to visit Opera House visit (Not on Fridays). Then proceed towards National Museum of Oman. Later, arrive at the official palace of His Majesty, Sultan Qaboos for the outside photo stop. Al Alam Palce is flanked by two Portuguese fort Jalali and Mirani. Jalali Fort has been completely refurbished and now used as a museum for guests of State and Royal Family. This will be an outside photo stop only as visit to Palace and Fort is not possible due to security reasons. Later drive along the corniche side and arrive Muttrah Souq. This is one of the oldest Souq in Oman and the narrow alleys of souq with mystic smell of sandal wood make a great atmosphere. It is a place where you can communicate with local people and can buy souvenirs for friends and family. Return to the Muscat hotel after noon around 1300 Hrs.